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Word: Terrace
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting an open gallery, later a platform or balcony in a theatre): from Old French, literally ‘rubble, platform’, based on Latin terra ‘earth’
ˈtɛrɪs
a level paved area next to a building; a patio
Short Definition:level paved area next to building
Examples:- breakfast is served on the terrace
each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.
Short Definition:each of series of flat areas made on slope
a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style
Short Definition:row of houses built in one block in uniform style
Examples:- an attractive Regency terrace
Word: Terrace
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtɛrɪs
make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
Short Definition:make or form sloping land into several level flat areas resembling series of steps
Examples:- the slope had to be terraced
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